Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 340

Whitney rolled her eyes in frustration and said, "Of course, I'm thrilled. All thanks to Bryce's legwork..." Bryce?

Ludwik's eyes darkened instantly, his patience wearing thin. "Bryce? You think he's qualified to help you?" "If not him running around, then who? You?" Whitney shot back with a cold gaze.

Ludwik was fuming.

Normally, he wasn't one to seek recognition, but this woman had a knack for driving him to the edge.

He loomed over her with a chilling sneer, "Do you think anyone in Banyan City has the clout to get a criminal released on the spot? Bryce is nothing but a speck of dust in the high court. You naïve fool!"

If it hadn't been for her tears and Keegan's undeniable innocence, he wouldn't have bothered showing a shred of compassion.

After all, his mother was still bedridden, a living ghost...

Whitney was momentarily taken aback, disbelief etched on her face. Did he intervene on her behalf?

Satisfied with her reaction, Ludwik's eyes narrowed slightly, his lips curling into a proud, cold smirk. "Ever wondered why Parker suddenly changed his mind and helped you find Jaxon's daughter?" Whitney paused, recalling Parker mentioning someone wanted to help her.

She had assumed it was Tiana who had convinced Parker...

So, it wasn't her after all.

Her fingers clenched slightly, realizing she hadn't considered the possibility that Ludwik had given Parker the nod.

But wasn't he on Elaine's side?

Reading her mind, Ludwik's lips thinned, his expression turning grim. "I'm not as morally blind as you think. I wasn't familiar with Keegan's case; I thought Jaxon was merely a witness. If you needed to find his illegitimate daughter to ensure a fair trial, I was willing to assist. Little did I know, the Bartels family was the real culprit behind it all..."

Whitney suppressed the turmoil in her heart, her tone icy. "So, Mr. Lippert, you mean to say you had no idea the Bartels family were the murderers, hence your fairness. Had you known beforehand, I wonder if you would've been so just, considering your ties to Elaine." "Are you deliberately twisting my words?" He hadn't been partial to Elaine! And yet, no word of thanks.

"Ungrateful much? Perhaps

to the tyranny. Have you ever stopped to think why the mighty Bartels Group, Zane included, would go to such lengths to have my uncle killed in prison? What threat did my uncle pose

bizarre. It was clear in court that the Bartels family, one of the top families in Emperor

he confronted Elaine, she claimed

Elaine and the Bartels family have a vendetta against my uncle's family, the Tennysons! That's why Zane was in a hurry to silence my uncle, to eradicate the Tennysons. The Bartels family had wronged the Tennysons years ago, and out of guilt, they acted. My uncle, however, mistook

darkened

was the Bartels

which had turned him and Whitney into sworn enemies, was actually a

chill towards the Bartels family,

a disabled man, Ludwik, do you still believe the Bartels Group and Elaine are righteous? Think about it, have you truly

he had been unaware of the Bartels Group's murky history in Emperor City. Sure, Whitney's narrative was to be taken with a grain of salt. However,

And Elaine...

his opinion of her. She had always seemed

previous doubts arose during an incident involving bullying towards

rationalized Elaine's apparent lack of empathy towards a non-biological child as

actions against Keegan spoke volumes about their character. Growing up in such a family, could Elaine

look at Whitney, her eyes clear and striking even in the night's haze,

Danny earlier that night, he thought she might have made a wonderful mother

as he had thought, and Whitney wasn't as malicious as he had

"The Keegan case, if the police uncover any motive linked to the Bartels

sharp shadow in the night.

a seed of doubt would sprout between him and Elaine. It was a

gaze as he

clothes, her silence clearly meant she wanted to

with a cigarette in one hand, leaning against the railing. Was he really

helped you with the case, got no thanks, and instead caught some sarcasm.

Whitney was speechless.

his Elaine who caused the mess, and now he wanted credit for cleaning